How To Wear the Transparency Trend S/S 16

See-through clothing is one of the most important trends in summer 2016 and my favourite one,too. Sheer chiffon dresses are the sexiest way to wear it.

Etro / Burberry

Burberry

Balmain

Sheer fabrics are also interwoven with lace, net, mesh or opaque ones.

Burberry

Underwear may show so don`t go for nudes. Simple panties should be prefered to hotpants, since the latter make your legs looks shorter. Don`t add lingerie, a see-through dress is sexy enough.

Versace

Emilio Pucci

Pucci delivers the most creative variations, adding embroideries, colour-combinations, pleats and varying hemlines or collars.

Miu Miu

Miu Miu proposes the most edgy variation, styling a sheer dress over demure shirts, adding edge again by wearing no bottom underneath.

Jenny Packham

A more wary approach to wearing the transparency trend, is to only wear one sheer piece, either as top, bottom or upper layer.

Emilio Pucci

Balmain

Miu Miu

Photos are proptery of the respective brands.

How are you wearing transparency this summer?

Candy Colours Trend S/S 14

Dresses, cardigan, phone case & flower clutch: Burberry Prorsum, top-handle bag: Versace, runway: Roberto Cavalli   Candy colours are Spring/Summer 2014`s intensified version of the pastel-colours trend. They come in multiple hues but vanilla and lavender are the most important ones. Here is how they appeared on the runways and how to style them.   Vanilla Versace, 2 x  Burberry Prorsum   Coral Jenny Packham, 3x Burberry Prorsum   Rosè Runway & clutch: Roberto Cavalli, phone case: Burberry, pump: Santoni   Lavender Burberry Prorsum   Versace    Light Blue
3 x Versace, sandal: Burberry Prorsum   Mint Burberry Prorsum    How to wear them   Mix with other candy colours Just Cavalli, 2 x Burberry Prorsum   Wear with candy-coloured prints Etro    Mix with white Jil Sander Navy, Jil Sander, Just Cavalli   Wear with the same colour in a stronger hue Chloè, 2 x Jenny Packham, Burberry Prorsum   Pictures are property of the respective brands. Collages compiled by DressCode:HighFashion.

Are you wearing candy colours this season? If so, how?

How To Wear Velvet F/W 12

Velvet is one of the most important trends this season and perfect for festive holiday-looks.

All Burberry
The easiest way to wear it is pairing a velvet skirt with a top of different fabric. This works for daytime, as seen above at Burberry, and in evening looks, too, as in the italian designers` looks below.
Versace - Salvatore Ferragamo - Versace   Velvet cocktail dresses are easy to wear because they need no further accessorizing.
Versace - Vivienne Westwood - Ralph Lauren
  Long velvet evening dresses are harder to pull off. They do not only require a slim figure and elegant attitude but also the highest caution in accessorizing. They need jewellery and accessories but can easily look 'overloaded'. The rule is: The more simple the dress, the flashier the accessory.
Jean Paul Gaultier - Ralph Lauren - Etro Velvet suits make great eveningwear and are perfect for occasions where you rather want to look 'cool' instead of sexy.
Ralph Lauren   Velvet coats are so dressy and glamorous that they can be worn like a dress. Make sure you wear a very simple dress (in the same colour) underneath to not create a style-clash when opening the coat.
All Burberry   Bags and shoes also come in velvet this season. These beauties need some careful outfit-planing though.
Roberto Cavalli, Alexander McQueen, 2x Versace   Mixing velvet with velvet only works when the pieces have a different fabric between them. You can wear a velvet coat over a leather dress and add velvet shoes or wear a velvet clutch to a lace dress. But a velvet bag worn with a velvet skirt or dress won`t work.

2 x Salvatore Ferragamo, Ralph Lauren

Sandal: Salvatore Ferragamo, pump: Ralph Lauren, boot: Salvatore Ferragamo
Pictures are property of the respective brands. Collages by DressCode:HighFashion. Gaultier picture by Patrice Stable.

Are you wearing velvet this season? If so, how?

How To Wear The Military Trend F/W 12

All Salvatore Ferragamo

 

Wear military looks with:

Opulent gold-, bronze- & antique jewellery

 Open hair

Light, metallic make-up, blush & lip gloss
 Aviator & Safari elements
 Floral details
 Sexy, feminine heels
 Metallic accessories
 Folklore elements (like coins)
 Berry hues

Look & belt: Salvatore Ferragamo, bag: Burberry, shades: Mango, boots: Ralph Lauren   DON`T mix with:  Camouflage
 Flashy make-up
 Fur
 Wedges or flats
 Pastels or neon
 Tutus


Look: Vivienne Westwood Anglomania, earrings: Salvatore Ferragamo, bag: Alexander McQueen, shoes: Elie Saab


Look, earrings & bag: Salvatore Ferragamo, ankle boots: Alexander McQueen


Look & choker: Salvatore Ferragamo, bag: Elie Saab, boots: Roberto Cavalli


Look: Emilio Pucci, bag: Elie Saab, shoes: Etro, necklace: Atelier Swarovski by Kostas Lakota


All Salvatore Ferragamo, boots: Giorgio Armani

Pictures are property of the respective brands.

Which look is your favourite?
Are you wearing military this season? If so, how?

Call Of The Wild: Wildcat Prints in Fall 2012 and How To Wear Them

This season it`s not just leopard, a great many of different wildcat prints are around, which also come in faded, bleached or altered versions. They are compatible among each other but also complement fall`s trends super well.

They work fantastic with this season`s metallics. Be it gold, bronze or rust, they go with all 'warm' hues.


Look & bag: Just Cavalli, shoe: Vivienne Westwood

Roberto Cavalli introduces an imaginative rearrangement by putting cat-prints on snake leathers.


All Roberto Cavalli

Mixing them with black pieces is the classic choice that never fails but you may as well add some (small!) bright details, like this pink.


Look & shoe: Just Cavalli, bag: Giorgio Armani

Wildcat-print adds a glamorous diva-twist to classic retro & tweed looks.


Look: Ralph Lauren, bag: Giorgio Armani, shoe: Roberto Cavalli

Fur pieces in classic shapes merge nature`s beauty with human design.


Look & shoe: Roberto Cavalli, bag: Ralph Lauren

Wildcat prints complement fall`s trend colours orange and rust (and their metallic versions) very well.


Look: Just Cavalli, bag: Giorgio Armani, shoe: Roberto Cavalli

Maxi skirts made a successful transition from summer to fall and their femininity is a great addition to the print`s wild appeal.


Look: Roberto Cavalli, bag: Ralph Lauren, shoe: Just Cavalli

The softness of the winter-trend velvet enhances the print`s sensuality.


Look: Ralph Lauren, bag: Roberto Cavalli, shoe: Just Cavalli

Conclusion: this season almost anything goes in mixing animal-prints. You may even add reptile- or snake skins.


Look & bag: Roberto Cavalli , shoe: Vivienne Westwood

Pictures are property of the respective brands.

Which looks & items are your favourites? Are you wearing wildcat prints this fall/winter? If so, are you bold enough to mix different prints?

Colour-Blocking in theory and practice

Colour-blocking is still trendy this spring/summer, so here is how to pull it off.



The colour-wheel is a handy tool for styling your outfit. It`s simple;

Pick two colours from the same family (warm or cold) for clothing and add one flashy accessory or shoe in a complementary hue. Pair one primary colour with it`s secondary colour.



An example; let`s say you picked a pink blouse and a dark blue skirt (both from the cold colours side), you should pair them with orange shoes (or bag), since orange is the secondary colour to dark blue.


Purple, orange & pink
Dress: Lauren by Ralph Lauren, bag: Salvatore Ferragamo, shoes: Elie Saab

Remember that colour-blocking requires bright colours. Neutral colours (black, white, grey) don`t count. Wearing a white shirt to red pants works but is not colour-blocking. Neither is wearing a grey shirt to black pants and white shoes.


Red, pink & blue
Dress: Vivienne Westwood, box clutch: Roberto Cavalli, shoes: Joop

Do:

- Wear with simple make-up and simple hair do (open hair, bobs, buns or simple pony-tails work best).
- Colour-block the same colour-intensity. Pair pastel with pastel and neon with neon but don`t wear a neon purse to a pastel dress.

Green, magenta & orange
Dress & jacket: Burberry Prorsum, clutch: Elie Saab

Don`t:

- Mix too many colours (4 or more), you don`t want to look like a parrot.
- Mix colour-blocking with other trends like metallics or print-mixing.
- Wear big jewellery, flashy nails or strong make-up with it.


Turquoise, dark blue & orange
Coat: Burberry, box clutch: Roberto Cavalli, pumps: Alexander McQueen


Red & pink (+ neutrals)
Blouse: Burberry Tailoring, pants: 7 For All Mankind, aliceband: Monki, bag: Roberto Cavalli, shoes: Joop


Pink, green & orange
Dress: Vivienne Westwood, bag: Etro, shoes: Alexander McQueen


Pink, yellow & dark blue
Blouse: Monki, skirt: Lauren by Ralph Lauren, shoes & bag: Elie Saab


Blue & orange (+ neutrals)
Blouse: Monki, pants: 7 For All Mankind, bag: Salvatore Ferragamo, shoes: Alexander McQueen

All looks styled by Jenny.

Pictures are property of the respective brands.

Which of the looks is your favourite and which would you wear yourself?
Are you colour-blocking this season? If so, what are your favourite colour-combinations?